by Alex Borovskis
Fusion Forward is a podcast hosted by Alex Borovskis of Helixos (helixos.co) that dives into the future of fusion energy through engaging and insightful conversations with the people shaping the field. Each episode features an interview with a guest - whether a scientist, engineer, policymaker, investor, or thought leader - exploring their journey into fusion and unpacking key ideas across science, technology, economics, and politics.
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May 22, 2026
<p>In this episode, Sam Wurzel discusses his career journey from plasma physics to co-founding the electronic component search engine Octopart, and his eventual return to the fusion industry to develop better methods for measuring scientific progress. Wurzel details the approach to a peer-reviewed paper that analyzes decades of fusion experiments against the Lawson criteria, utilizing the "triple product" - ion temperature, density, and energy confinement time - as a unified metric for tracking incremental progress toward net energy gain. </p><p>The discussion highlights how this transparency has helped investors allocate capital more effectively, inspired students to join the field, and encouraged fusion companies to share more scientific data. Looking forward, Wurzel introduces Fusion Energy Base, a comprehensive digital clearinghouse designed to accelerate the ecosystem through a company database, jobs board, and interactive simulators.</p><p>https://www.fusionenergybase.com</p><p><br></p><p>Links to papers: </p><p>https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0083990</p><p>https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0297357</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the guest</strong></p><p>Sam Wurzel is the founder of Fusion Energy Base, a website dedicated to providing comprehensive information on organizations advancing fusion energy and its supply chain. From 2021 to 2024, Sam served as a Technology-to-Market Advisor at ARPA-E and co-lead of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fusion Crosscut Team, where he facilitated the commercialization of ARPA-E-funded projects and contributed to the development of the Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program. Prior to this, he co-founded and served as CEO of Octopart, a search engine for electronic components. Sam studied experimental plasma physics in graduate school at the University of Colorado at Boulder.</p>
February 3, 2026
<p>Fusion energy is moving from science to commercialization faster than ever. In this episode of Fusion Forward, Alex speaks with Scott Hsu, fusion scientist, former U.S. DOE Lead Fusion Coordinator, and now investor at Lowercarbon Capital, about the key milestones that shaped fusion’s progress, from early plasma physics breakthroughs to the rise of private fusion companies and modern policy programs like the DOE Milestone Program. Scott shares what it takes to shift national strategy, why public-private partnerships matter, and what he expects to see in the next five years as fusion races toward Q>1 and pilot plants in the 2030s.<br></p><p><strong>About the guest</strong></p><p>Scott Hsu is a fusion scientist, former Fusion Lead at U.S. Department of Energy, and current venture capital investor focused on fusion commercialization. Scott is now at Lowercarbon Capital, where he works with the firm’s dedicated fusion fund, Q>1, investing in leading fusion companies. He previously served at ARPA-E where he funded nearly 50 R&D projects to accelerate fusion energy, and later became DOE’s Lead Fusion Coordinator, helping shape national strategy around industry-led fusion pilot plants and public-private partnerships. </p><p><br></p>
October 14, 2025
<p>Investors are pouring money into fusion at record speed, but which technologies, and which companies, will still be standing when the first commercial plant switches on? In this episode, finance industry specialist Stuart Allen breaks down the economics behind the plasma: how valuations are set, where supply-chain bottlenecks hide, and why the entire fusion ecosystem is poised for rapid growth.</p><p><strong>About the guest</strong></p><p>Stuart Allen is the co-founder and CEO of FusionX Group, which seeks to facilitate the efficient allocation of capital to fusion and the fusion supply chain. Through their news and data platform, FusionX informs the full spectrum of fusion market participants – fusion companies, supply chain, investors, advisers, and public-sector allies. With their series of FusionXInvest meetings, they connect fusion innovators, investors and partners with opportunity in fusion energy, propulsion, and spin-off applications including medical isotopes, remote imaging, and applied superconductivity.</p><p><br></p>
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Fusion Forward is a podcast hosted by Alex Borovskis of Helixos (helixos.co) that dives into the future of fusion energy through engaging and insightful conversations with the people shaping the field.
Each episode features an interview with a guest - whether a scientist, engineer, policymaker, investor, or thought leader - exploring their journey into fusion and unpacking key ideas across science, technology, economics, and politics.
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